Sonoya Mizuno Quotes

I would say that 'Shake It Up' was a chance for me to do two things I really love: acting and dancing.

The very first show I did was 'Fame L.A.' Everyone had talent... it was either dancing or acting or something like that. I was a singer, so I got my first role.

Dancing came easy for me. Acting came hard.

Actors are born, good actors are trained. Dancers are born, good dancers are trained.

Acting is a very artistic profession and there are thousands of people out there who think they are actors but there are very few who have real talent.

I like to stretch my acting muscles.

I was in 'Rent,' for God's sake. The closest we came to stunts was dancing on a table.

I sing and dance. That's my job.

I'm not a singer, and I'm not a brilliant dancer.

There's no mystique to acting. It's only common sense - and a bit of courage.

To be able to work with actors who are doing such good work, not only makes it easier for you, but it makes you better.

People say to me, 'Well, how do you direct Meryl Streep?' You're not wandering over to Meryl telling her how to act. She's an extraordinary talent and unbelievably hard working; she works harder than anyone I have ever worked with before.

The old adage about acting - that it's 98% energy and 2% talent - is true, you know.

Drama is basically what I do, so it's a compliment that people think it's hard for me to get back to drama.

I love dancing but acting is a passion.

Musicals look beautiful and great and fun, but man, when you're getting into it, you got to be on top of it.

I should be on Broadway. You have to sing, you have to dance, you have to speak well, and I'm good at all of those!

Acting takes a lot of practice, but so does auditioning.

Acting is equal parts talent and perseverance.

One thing you notice is, there's a lot of people with raw talent, and then there's people who take that talent and work hard.

That's my dream: one day, I want to standing on the stage on Broadway. I sing; my dancing is terrible, but I can be trained. That's my dream. That's something I really want to work on.

I've always known that I wanted to sing, and I wanted to dance, and I wanted to act.

I have learned that acting is not about beauty.

Once you've gotten the job, there's nothing to it. If you're an actor, you're an actor. Doing it is not the hard part. The hard part is getting to do it.

The show business has all phases and grades of dignity, from the exhibition of a monkey to the exposition of that highest art in music or the drama which secures for the gifted artists a world-wide fame princes well might envy.